Device for preventing the creeping of rails.



PATENTED JUNE 19, i906.

G. H; PRENTIGB. I DEVICE FOR PREVENTING THE CREBPING 0P RAILS.

APPLIOAIION FILED MAR. 23. 1906.

U ITED STATES f-PArnntr' OFFICE. j

GEORGE H.-PREN.T1GE, on PAINESVIILLE, osio. 2 Device: FoaPREvENTme' THE CREEPINGQ OF RAILS.

.- To all whom. itmaylconcerm Be it known that LGEORG H. PRENTIGE, a c tizen of the United States of America, residing at-Painesville, inthe county of Lake 5 and State of Ohio, have invented certain new.

and useful Improvements in Devicesior Preventing the .Oreepingof Rails; and I hereby declare'the followin -to be a full, clear, and exact description 0 the invention, such as [0 will enable others skilled in the art to which i pertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to'improvements-in devices for preventing the creeping of rails.

The object of this invention is to provide a meritorious antirail-creeping device which is exceedingly simple and durable in construction and reliable and very effective in its operation, and preferably bar adapted to be secureddnposition at one side of the'rail and rojectingforwardly in the direction in whic the rail tends to creep and terminating at its forward end in a jaw or rail-clamping portion having a-clampingsurface adapted to grip the adjacenit'longitudinal edge of the base of the rail at oneside of the rail, which bar. is provided at its for- --ward end with an arm which is arranged at a I right angle to the rail and projects from'the bar adjacent the said longitudinal edge of the 30, base under and transversely of the rail, and at its free end ad'acent the other. longitudinal. edge of the raii-base is provided with a jaw adapted to clamp or grip the rail-base, so that any tendency of the rail to creep will 3 5 tend toswing the arm forwardly or actuate the arm into a position diagonally of the rail, and thereby tighten the rail-clamping portions. 4 j I Withthis object in view and to the end of 40 realizing other advantages hereinafter appearing this invention consists in certain features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter described, and pointed out inthe claims. In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a top plan illustrating a rail upon a tie and my improved a'ntirail-0ree ing device.' Fig. 2' 1s a left-hand end view're ative to Fig. 1, in section on line 2 2. 5o Referring to the drawings, A represents a rail, and a the base of. the rail. I B indicates a tie'arranged under and transversely of the rail, which tie constitutes a rail-support.

on the-tie atone side of the rail. The bar G v Specification of Letters Patent. I l I Applicationfl1edMarch 23,1906, sesame. 307,716.

forward end forwardly cent longitudinal edge of the base.

comprises a metal I grip of the jaws or G represents a metal bar which is mounted is arranged longitudinally of the rail, and consequently transversely of the tie, and projects a. suitable distance beyond the forward side of the tie 'intthe direction in which the railjtends' to creep, which direction is indicated by the arrow a, (marked upon the rail 5 Fig. 1,) and is the direction in which rollingstockis intended to travel on the rail. The

bar G is spiked or otherwise secured to the Patented ruse 19,1996. .j

t1e B, as at h. The bar G terminates at its of the tie in a jaw or rail-clamping portion 9, with a. laterally and inwardlyfacing surface i, adapted to bear against, and thereby which is providedclamp or grip, the base of the rail at the adja- The bar provided at its forward end with alatere Gris allyro ecting arm 5, which is arranged for- War ly of and allel with the rail. Thexarm- 5 extends under and, transversely 'of the rail and preferably consists of parallel or approximately partie and at aright angle to the a metal piece which. is vertically pivoted at. 1

one end, as at 6, to the forward end or railclampingportion of the bar G. It Will be observed thatthe arm 5 extends from under" I the jaw g of the bar G at one side of the rail under the rail tothe opposite side of the ra l r and is provided at its free end with a jaw or clamping portion 7, which bears against,

clamps, or grips the base of the-rail at the longitudinal edge or the rail-base at the lastmentioned side of the rail. 4

j To bring the rail-clamping surface-e of the jaw g squarely dinal edge of the base of the rail, the said jaw i 5 opposite the'adjacent long1tu'.

and the adjacent portion of the arm 5 are:

somewhat. depressed, as shown in Fig. 2, with the said arm arranged below the said jaw, as

already hereinbefore indicated. j j

To accommodate a convenientapplication of the device to the'rail and to cause the jaws or rail-clampin portions to" firmly grip the rail when the device is attached to the tie, the clamping-surface 4 of the j a'w g has the trend required to cause it to operate as a cam in gripping the rail during'the ap lication of the device-that is, the arm 5 is aced in position relative to the rail and t1e before the bar G is spiked to the tie, and thereupon the said bar is operated as a lever by swinging it upon the pivotfi toward the rail, so as to to the tie, as, shown. I would also remark IIO that the bar G is preierably arranged at somewhat of an angle to the rail, as shown in at I claim is 1. The combination, with a rail, and a tiearranged under and transversely of the rail, of a bar arranged upon and transversely of the tie at one side and longitudinallyof the rail, which bar is spiked or secured to the tie and has a free end projecting-beyond the tie in the direction in which the rail tends to creep and is provided at its said end with a j aw which grips or clamps the adjacent edge of the base of the rail at the aforesaid side of the rail, said end of the bar, having a railclamping arm arranged under and at a right angle to the rail, which arm terminates at the opposite side of the rail in a jaw for clamping or gripping the longitudinal edge of the base of the rail at the last-mention d side of the rail so that any tendency of the rail to creep will tend to actuate the arm into a position somewhat diagonally of the rail and thereby tend to tighten the grip of the jaws.

2. The combination, with a rail, and a tie :arranged under and transversely of the rail,

of a bar arranged upon the tie at one side of and spiked or secured to the tie, which bar has a free end which projects beyond the tie in the direction in which the rail tends tocreep and is provided at its said end with a jaw for clamping or gripping the base of the rail at the aforesaid side of the rail, said end of the bar having a rail-clamping arm arranged under and transversely of the rail, which arm terminates at the opposite side of the rail in a jaw for clamping the rail-base at the last-mentioned side of the rail so that any tendency of the rail to creep will tend to tighten the grip of the jaws.

3. The combination, with a rail, of a suitably-supported bar arranged at one side of the rail and rojecting in the direction in which the raiPtends to creep and provided at its forward end with a jaw for clamping or gripping the base of the rail at the aforesaid side of the rail, which bar has a rail-clamping arm which is arranged under and trans- Versely of the rail and terminates :at the op posite side of the rail in a jaw for clamping or gripping the rail-base at the last-mentioned side of the rail so that anytendency of the rail to creep will tend to actuate the arm into a position somewhat diagonally of the rail and thereby tend to tighten the grip of the aws.

, ie The combination, with a rail, and the tie arranged'under and transversely of the rail, 'of a bar secured to the tie and arranged at one' side of the rail and havin a free end projecting laterally of the tie, wit the end of the bar provided with a jaw for, clamping or gripping the base of the rail at the aforesaid side of the rail, said end of the bar having a rail-clamping arm which is arranged under 5. The combination, with a rail, and a tie arranged under and transversely of the rail, of a bar arranged upon and transversely of the tie at one side and longitudinally of the rail, which bar is spiked or secured to the tie and projects beyond the tie in one direction, with the projecting end of the bar provided with a aw for clamping or gri pin the adj acent edge of the base of the rai at t e aforesaid side of the rail, said bar having a railclampingarm which is arranged under and transversely of the rail and pivoted vertically to the bar in suitable proximity to the rail-clamping surface of the aforesaid jaw, which arm terminates at the opposite side of the rail in a jaw en aging the longitudinal edge of the base of t e rail at the last-mentioned side of the rail so that any tendency of the rail to creep of the 'aws. I

6. T e combination, with a rail, of a suitably-su ported bar arranged at one side of the rai and projecting in the direction in which the rail tends tolcreep and rovided at its forward end with a jaw for c amping or gripping the adjacent edge of the base of the rail at the aforesaid side of the rail, which bar has a rail-clamping arm which is arranged under and transversely of the rail and pivoted to the bar in suitable roximity to the rail-clamping surface of t 1e aforesaid jaw, which arm terminates at the opposite sideof the rail in a jaw for clambing or ripping the longitudinal edge of the base of the rail at the last-mentioned side of the rail.

7. The combination, with a rail, of a suit ably-supported bar arranged at one side of the rail and projecting in the direction in which the rail tends to creep and provided at its forward end with a j aw for clam ing or gripping the base of the rail at the a 'oresaid side of the rail, which bar has a rail-clamping arm which is arranged under and transversely of the rail and pivoted vertically to the bar in suitable proximity to the? railclamping surface of the aforesaid jaw, which arm terminates at the opposite side of the rail in a jaw for clamping or ripping the railbase at the last-mentionerf side of the rail, and, the aforesaid clamping-surface of the first-mentioned jaw being gradually spaced farther from the axis of the arm in the direction of the rear end of the bar.

8. The combination, with a rail, and a tie arranged under and transversely of the rail, of

Will tend to tighten the grip a bar arranged upon and secured to the tie at i one side of the rail and projectin laterally of the tie, with the projecting end of the bar provided with a jaw for clamping or gripping the hase oi the rail at the aforesaidside of the provided at one end with a jaw for clam ing l5 rail, which bar has a rail-clampin arm-which or grip in the base of the'rail at one si e of 1s arranged'under and transverse y of the rail the rai w 'ch bar has an arm vertically pivand pivoted vertically to the bar in suitable oted at one end .to thebar-in suitable rox'- proximity tothe rail-clamping surface of the imity to the r ailclamping surface 0 the aforesaid jaw, which arm terminates at the aforesaid jaw and'provided at its opposite end 2 o opposite side of the rail in a jaw for clamping with a jaw for clamp'ing' or gripping the rail or gripping the rail-.base at the last-men at the opposite side of the rail. I I tione'd ide' of the rail, and the first mentioned In testimony whereof I sign, the foregoing jaw and the ,ad'ac ent portion of the arm bespecificationin the presence of twowitnesses. ing somewhat epressed substantially as and GEORGE H. PRENTICE.

for the purpose set forth. i 4 Witnesses: v

9. A' device vvinstrumental in preventing. .O. H. DORER,

the creeping ofa rail and compr sing a ,bar v B. C(BROWN, 

